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Art Cellar

Located in a renovated school house in South Greensburg, MHA-SWPA’s new Art Cellar will be a community art “open studio” promoting communication through art, providing meaningful art experiences, and preventing mental health concerns while empowering individuals and the community in which they live. While there are a few private practice art therapists, no community group art program with a therapeutic component targeting this unique population exists in Greensburg.

Collaborating with Seton Hill University’s Art Therapy program, graduate level interns will facilitate art programs using an inclusive community model with individuals in recovery. Art therapy is helpful for people who experience illness, trauma, mental health issues, and challenges in living, as well as for those who seek personal insight and change.

By using an open concept studio design, the Art Cellar aims to integrate low income mental health consumers with community members; thereby, expanding social supports, and improving quality of life and dignity, providing them with a unique opportunity they would not otherwise have. The Art Cellar will foster new solutions and give voice to behavioral health clients so that they may live with dignity while encouraging self-sufficiency.

Please stay tuned to the Art Cellar page as this exciting and innovative project unfolds… and how YOU can lend your support.

Support the Art Cellar

In order to make the Art Cellar a reality, additional renovations will need to take place before it is
appropriate to use. This is where we need your help. While the Art Cellar has received some grant
money for the project, more than 70% of the funds will come from MHA-SWPA. Your generous donation,
designated for the Art Cellar, will help MHA-SWPA not only to complete renovations on the Art Cellar but
will also help sustain and support the Art Cellar for years to come.

MHA of Southwestern PA is designated as a 501(c)(3) organization by the Internal Revenue Service. All contributions to MHA-SWPA and the Art Cellar are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law and will be
used for programs that do not receive government funding. The official registration and financial information of Mental Health America of Southwestern PA may be obtained from the PA Department of State by
calling toll free, within PA, 1-800-732-0999. "Registration does not imply endorsement. No goods or services were received in return for this gift."

Art Cellar: Phase I Renovations (Fall 2017)

New glass block windows installed, and the entire space was cleaned up and cleaned out for the new concrete floor to be poured. Approcximately 40 cubic yards of waste and old materials were hauled away.